Barcelona (AFP) – Ernesto Valverde dismissed the idea that he, as Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique had done before, would win the a league, Cup and Champions League treble in his first season at the helm. Valverde has regalvanized the lacklustre Barcelona of last season taking over the team that ha...

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says Manchester City won’t be happy to have been drawn against Liverpool in a Champions League quarter-final showdown of Premier League rivals. Klopp’s side were paired with Premier League leaders City in Friday’s draw and the Reds boss is certain Pep Guardiola’s side...

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Manchester City will face Liverpool in a mouthwatering all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final. Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw made in...

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says Manchester City won’t be happy to have been drawn against Liverpool in a Champions League quarter-final showdown of Premier League rivals. Klopp’s side were paired with Premier League leaders City in Friday’s draw and the Reds boss is certain Pep Guardiola’s side...

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final. Surprise qualifiers Sevilla take on Bayern Munich while Barcelona were paired with...

Berlin (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has been slammed in a scathing attack by Bayern Munich’s high-profile team doctor, who said the Catalan took the German club “backwards” in some aspects of their training. In his autobiography, which is being serialised this week in newspaper Bild, Hans-Wilhelm Muell...

Rome (AFP) – Roma reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years as Edin Dzeko edged them past Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday and allowed the Italians to win the tie on away goals. The Bosnian striker’s 52nd-minute goal proved enough after a 2-1...

London (AFP) – Vincent Kompany has warned champions elect Manchester City that Manchester United will be desperate to ruin the leaders’ bid to seal the Premier League title against their bitter rivals. City need two wins to seal the title and if they beat Everton in their next game on March 31, t...

London (AFP) – Fernandinho has urged Manchester City to remain ruthless in their pursuit of the Premier League title — which they could seal against Manchester United. City went 16 points clear at the top of the table with just eight games left in the league season following a 2-0 win away to Sto...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola tried to play down growing excitement among Manchester City supporters over the possibility of winning the Premier League title when they face bitter rivals United in the derby early next month. Jose Mourinho’s side visit the Etihad Stadium on Apr...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – David Silva scored two magnificent goals as Manchester City moved a step closer to their first Premier League title under Pep Guardiola with a comfortable 2-0 victory at struggling Stoke on Monday. After re-establishing a 16-point lead at the top of the table,...

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Sergio Aguero has been included in Argentina’s squad for upcoming friendly matches against Italy and Spain even though the Manchester City striker is currently injured. Aguero revealed at the weekend that he would be out for two weeks with a knee injury, meaning he will not f...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says he will not rush Benjamin Mendy back for Manchester City after six months on the sidelines following knee surgery however keen he is to play. The French left-back, who made a big impression in the early weeks of the season after joining City...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola manager thanked Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners for standing by him when he failed to deliver any trophies in his first season at the club. Guardiola, whose side lead the Premier League by 13 points and won the League Cup last month, is set to...

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss Monday’s Premier League trip to Stoke due to a knee injury. However, the Argentine is hopeful of being sidelined for just two weeks, which should see him return in time for City’s next fixture at Everton on March 31. “During yesterday...

London (AFP) – England’s Football Association on Friday fined Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola £20, 000 ($27, 700) for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders. The City boss has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting...

London (AFP) – England’s Football Association on Friday fined Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola £20, 000 ($27, 700) for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders. The City boss has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players to use their Champions League defeat by Basel as a wake-up call to ensure standards do not slip with two more trophies still up for grabs. City, with the League Cup already in the bag, are virtually certain to...

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus backed Brazilian international team-mate Neymar to make a full recovery in time to lead his country’s bid to win a sixth World Cup. Neymar underwent surgery in Brazil last week to repair a broken bone in his foot just over three months from the...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticised his heavily rotated side for “forgetting to attack” despite reaching the Champions League quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate over Basel on Wednesday. City suffered a first home defeat in 15 months as the Swiss champ...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, but did little to enhance their tag as favourites to win the competition as a much-changed side suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Basel. Despite losing for just the fourt...

If you’re trying to find out how you can watch Man City vs. Basel in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd leg, you’ve come to the right place. Manchester City take a commanding four-nil aggregate lead to Etihad Stadium. The second leg will be televised and streamed across the United States....

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City can’t yet consider themselves the equal of Barcelona or Real Madrid, City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted despite a stunning season that has seen his side installed as Champions League favourites. The runaway Premier League leaders will secur...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he will live by the English Football Association’s (FA) rules even if he doesn’t agree with an FA charge for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned pro-independence campaigners in his native Catalonia. On...

London (AFP) – N’Golo Kante did not feature in Chelsea’s match against Premier League leaders Manchester City at the weekend after fainting at the club’s training ground, reports said on Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph newspaper said shocked team-mates feared the France international had suffered a...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero’s next goal will his 200th for Manchester City, but it is the Argentine’s willingness to do much more than just score that has won the confidence of his manager Pep Guardiola. The Catalan embraced Aguero in a bear hug as he left the pitch having r...

The month of February saw six matches break the 1 million viewer mark with 3 of them coming on February 10. Manchester City and Leicester City kicked things off by drawing a total of 1.245 million viewers on NBC and Universo, which ranked as the fourth most-watched soccer match of 2018. Later tha...

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted a charge from the Football Association for wearing a political symbol, the English governing body announced on Monday. Guardiola has said he wears a yellow ribbon to support imprisoned pro-independence politicians in his native Cat...

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has stepped up his recovery from a long-term knee injury by returning to training with the Premier League leaders. City released photographs of the France left-back participating in a session with his team-mates on Monday. Mendy, 23, who has...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte conceded his side were powerless against an “unstoppable” Manchester City who opened up an 18-point Premier League lead with a 1-0 home win on Sunday. Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the match 35 seconds into the second half...